Meanwhile, there are the two ever-present options Aziz has to get out of detention. Officials are always reminding him that he can just go home, or he could agree to be resettled in Papua New Guinea. Aziz tells us why he can’t possibly take either of those options, and explains just exactly what the court ruling means for him: vindication.

I haven’t been excited like this since I came to Manus and today is my first day that I’m really smiling and it’s really smile, like it’s not I’m pretending but I’m really smiling from my heart.

•The Messenger is a 10-part podcast series co-produced by Behind the Wire and the Wheeler Centre. It is produced by Michael Green, André Dao, Hannah Reich, Bec Fary, with Jon Tjhia and Sophie Black at the Wheeler Centre, with additional fact-checking by the Guardian’s Ben Doherty. To find out more about The Messenger and to subscribe, visit wheelercentre.com/themessenger